CVE-2020-36698 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.50 - Missing Authorization

What is CVE-2020-36698?

CVE-2020-36698 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user interaction in versions up to, and including, 2.50. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions and nonce disclosure in the source page of the administrative dashboard. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to call functions and delete and/or upload files.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36698?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cleantalk Security \& Malware Scan.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-36698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk

• CVE-2024-13365 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-5239 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk < 2.121 - IP Spoofing High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c55p-cv2w-vc32.